Just started my first role in Tech ever as territory sales rep

Previous background all in Sales roles, most recently as a health and life insurance broker…

What can I expect , lay it on me foreal.

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If you’re a sales rep am I right in assuming your main focus is closing? If so then be prepared to really get technical if necessary because the people you’re selling to want to get beneath the surface level. Really understand the product as much as you can

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As long as your onboarding is filled with getting you up to speed and allowing you to dive into the product and industry knowledge you should be fine. No one expects you to be an expert at first, it’s still a learning process so just take it as it comes tbh!

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